B.W. Furlong & Associates is an equine veterinary practice headquartered in Oldwick, NJ. The practice employs 15 veterinarians that practice in the Northeast, as well as 3 that practice in Florida and Virginia under the name Peak Performance Equine Services. It is an extremely fast-paced and busy practice, serving and caring for some of the most prestigious clientele in the country. The main practice consists of a full service ambulatory division, as well as a 4 acre facility that houses a full service 12 stall hospital, stallion collection station, lab, and advanced imaging capabilities. It also has separate properties that include a standing MRI and a rehabilitation center. Employees of the company are all expected to demonstrate the core beliefs.

Care for patients, including, but not limited to, grooming, feeding, mucking out, cleaning feed & water buckets, and turning out

Assist with after-hours emergency admissions

Provide tech coverage for surgery (growth opportunity)

Record treatments and observations in medical records

Clean isolation stall(s)

Disinfect & sweep aisleway

Assist in maintenance of hospital grounds

Additional responsibilities as needed

Lab & Equipment

Care for all imaging equipment, including downloading images, cleaning, charging, and organizing

Sterilize all instruments and equipment

Run in-house labs or prepare IDEXX samples to go out

Admit and prep all other samples

Additional responsibilities as needed

Qualifications

Excellent horse-horse handling skills are mandatory, including handling of fractious horses, ability to jog horses in hand, and proficiency in lunging horses

An outstanding team attitude, work ethic, and desire to learn

Minimum one year working as a technician in an equine hospital, or two years working as an (ambulatory) equine veterinary assistant is strongly preferred, although we are willing to train someone with extensive horse background (non medical) and a desire to learn